List of airports in the Northwest Territories

This is a list of airports in the Northwest Territories. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories.^[1][2] Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.^[3]

Northwest Territories

List of airports and heliports

The list is sorted by the name of the community served; click the sort buttons in the table header to switch listing order.

Community	Airport name	PU PR	AOE[A]	Operator	Elevation	ICAO	TC LID	IATA	Image	Coordinates
Aklavik	Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	21 ft (6.4 m)	CYKD		LAK		68°13′24″N 135°00′21″W
Aklavik	Aklavik Water Aerodrome	PU		K & D Contracting	7 ft (2.1 m)		CER6			68°13′21″N 134°59′30″W
Behchokǫ̀	Rae/Edzo Airport	PU		Til Cho Construction	587 ft (179 m)		CRE2			62°46′00″N 116°05′01″W
Colville Lake	Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	899 ft (274 m)	CYVL		YCK		67°02′00″N 126°05′00″W
Colville Lake	Colville Lake Water Aerodrome	PU		Kapami Co-op Association	801 ft (244 m)		CED7			67°03′00″N 126°06′00″W
Délı̨nę	Déline Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	702 ft (214 m)	CYWJ		YWJ		65°12′40″N 123°26′11″W
Délı̨nę	Déline Water Aerodrome	PU		Charter Community of Déline	512 ft (156 m)		CEN7			65°11′00″N 123°25′00″W
Diavik Diamond Mine	Diavik Airport	PR		Diavik Diamond Mines	1,416 ft (432 m)		CDK2			64°30′41″N 110°17′22″W
Ekati Diamond Mine	Ekati Airport	PR		Arctic Canadian Diamond Company	1,536 ft (468 m)	CYOA		YOA		64°41′56″N 110°36′53″W
Ford Bay, Great Bear Lake	Ford Bay Airport	PR		Trophy Lodge	673 ft (205 m)		CBC2			66°02′15″N 124°42′54″W
Ford Bay, Great Bear Lake	Ford Bay Water Aerodrome	PR		Trophy Lodge	512 ft (156 m)		CEL7			66°02′00″N 124°41′00″W
Fort Good Hope	Fort Good Hope Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	267 ft (81 m)	CYGH		YGH		66°14′27″N 128°39′03″W
Fort Liard	Fort Liard Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	708 ft (216 m)	CYJF		YJF		60°14′08″N 123°28′12″W
Fort McPherson	Fort McPherson Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	115 ft (35 m)	CZFM		ZFM		67°24′27″N 134°51′38″W
Fort Providence	Fort Providence Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	525 ft (160 m)	CYJP				61°19′09″N 117°36′22″W
Fort Reliance	Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome	PU		Lutselk'e Dene Council	514 ft (157 m)		CJN8			62°42′00″N 109°10′00″W
Fort Resolution	Fort Resolution Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	527 ft (161 m)	CYFR		YFR		61°10′51″N 113°41′23″W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	556 ft (169 m)	CYFS		YFS		61°45′37″N 121°14′11″W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 1)	PR		Govt of Northwest Territories	500 ft (150 m)		CFS2			61°50′18″N 121°19′35″W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2)	PR		Govt of Northwest Territories	48 ft (15 m)		CFD8			61°50′12″N 121°19′30″W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson Island Airport	PR		Simpson Air South Nahanni Airways	405 ft (123 m)		CET4			61°52′00″N 121°21′58″W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson Island Water Aerodrome	PR		Wolverine Air / Simpson Air	375 ft (114 m)		CEZ7			61°52′00″N 121°22′00″W
Fort Smith	Fort Smith Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	673 ft (205 m)	CYSM		YSM		60°01′13″N 111°57′43″W
Fort Smith	Fort Smith (District)	PR		Department of Environment & Climate Change, Govt of Northwest Territories	665 ft (203 m)		CEC5			60°00′11″N 111°54′34″W
Frank Channel	Frank Channel (Forestry)	PR		Department of Environment & Climate Change, Govt of Northwest Territories	520 ft (160 m)		CFB2			62°47′10″N 115°56′45″W
Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine	Gahcho Kue Aerodrome	PR		De Beers Canada	1,429 ft (436 m)		CGK2			63°26′07″N 109°08′41″W
Gamèti	Gamètì/Rae Lakes Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	724 ft (221 m)	CYRA		YRA		64°06′58″N 117°18′35″W
Graham Lake	Graham Lake (Yellow Dog Lodge) Water Aerodrome	PR		Yellow Dog Lodge	725 ft (221 m)		CYD2			62°53′26″N 113°52′04″W
Great Bear Lake	Great Bear Lake Airport	PR		Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge	551 ft (168 m)		CFF4	DAS		66°42′11″N 119°43′02″W
Great Bear Lake	Great Bear Lake Water Aerodrome	PR		Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge	512 ft (156 m)		CES9			66°42′30″N 119°41′00″W
Great Slave Lake	Taltheilei Narrows Airport	PR		Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge	617 ft (188 m)		CFA7			62°35′50″N 111°32′28″W
Great Slave Lake	Taltheilei Narrows Water Aerodrome	PR		Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge	514 ft (157 m)		CED9			62°36′00″N 111°31′00″W
Hay River	Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	541 ft (165 m)	CYHY		YHY		60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W
Hay River	Hay River (District) Heliport	PR		Department of Environment & Natural Resources, Govt of Northwest Territories	550 ft (170 m)		CET5			60°47′04″N 115°49′33″W
Hay River	Hay River Water Aerodrome	PR		Carter Air Service	514 ft (157 m)		CEF8			60°51′07″N 115°43′50″W
Inuvik	Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport	PU	15[5]	Govt of Northwest Territories	223 ft (68 m)	CYEV		YEV		68°18′14″N 133°28′59″W
Inuvik	Inuvik/Shell Lake Water Aerodrome	PU	15[6][B]	North-Wright Airways	57 ft (17 m)		CEE3			68°19′00″N 133°37′00″W
Jean Marie River	Jean Marie River Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	457 ft (139 m)		CET9			61°31′21″N 120°37′30″W
Kasba Lake	Kasba Lake Airport	PR		Kasba Lake Lodge	1,143 ft (348 m)		CJL8			60°17′27″N 102°30′11″W
Kasba Lake	Kasba Lake Water Aerodrome	PR		Kasba Lake Lodge	1,089 ft (332 m)		CJP5			60°17′00″N 102°31′00″W
Łutselk'e	Lutselk'e Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	586 ft (179 m)	CYLK				62°25′06″N 110°40′56″W
Łutselk'e	Lutselk'e Water Aerodrome	PU		Łutselk'e Dene Council	514 ft (157 m)		CEB9			62°24′00″N 110°45′00″W
Nahanni Butte	Nahanni Butte Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	598 ft (182 m)		CBD6			61°01′47″N 123°23′20″W
Nahanni National Park Reserve	Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome	PR		Nahanni National Park Reserve	2,200 ft (670 m)		CFV5			61°36′00″N 125°45′00″W
Namushka Lodge (Harding Lake)	Namushka Lodge Water Aerodrome	PR		Namuska Lodge	670 ft (200 m)		CEP9			62°25′00″N 113°21′00″W
Norman Wells	Norman Wells Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	237 ft (72 m)	CYVQ		YVQ		65°16′54″N 126°47′54″W
Norman Wells	Norman Wells Water Aerodrome	PR		Northwright Air Ltd.	200 ft (61 m)		CEU8			65°15′26″N 126°41′07″W
North of Sixty Fishing Camps	Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport	PR		North of Sixty Fishing Camps	1,202 ft (366 m)		CKV4	YDW		60°18′56″N 103°07′54″W
North of Sixty Fishing Camps	Obre Lake/North of Sixty Water Aerodrome	PR		North of Sixty Fishing Camps	1,150 ft (350 m)		CKP8			60°19′13″N 103°07′36″W
Paulatuk	Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport			Govt of Northwest Territories	15 ft (4.6 m)	CYPC		YPC		69°21′38″N 124°04′33″W
Paulatuk	Paulatuk Water Aerodrome	PU		Paulatuk Hamlet Council	0 ft (0 m)		CEW8			69°21′00″N 124°04′00″W
Prairie Creek	Prairie Creek Airport	PR		Canadian Zinc Corp.	2,950 ft (900 m)		CBH4			61°33′53″N 124°48′54″W
Sachs Harbour	Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	283 ft (86 m)	CYSY		YSY		71°59′38″N 125°14′33″W
Sambaa K'e	Sambaa K'e Aerodrome	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	1,666 ft (508 m)		CEU9			60°25′25″N 121°16′11″W
Sambaa K'e	Sambaa K'e Water Aerodrome	PU		Sambaa K'e First Nation	1,623 ft (495 m)		CEG9			60°26′00″N 121°15′00″W
Snare River	Snare River Airport	PR		Northwest Territories Power Corporation	700 ft (210 m)		CEV9			63°26′00″N 116°11′00″W
Taltson River	Taltson River Airport	PR		Northwest Territories Power Corporation	875 ft (267 m)		CFW5			60°23′39″N 111°20′50″W
Tuktoyaktuk	Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport	PU	15[7]	Govt of Northwest Territories	14 ft (4.3 m)	CYUB		YUB		69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W
Tulita	Tulita Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	329 ft (100 m)	CZFN		ZFN		64°54′35″N 125°34′21″W
Tundra Mine / Salmita Mine	Tundra Mine/Salamita [sic] Mine Aerodrome	PR		Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada	1,382 ft (421 m)		CTM7			64°04′22″N 111°09′48″W
Tungsten	Tungsten (Cantung) Airport	PR		North American Tungsten Corp	3,651 ft (1,113 m)		CBX5			61°57′25″N 128°12′10″W
Ulukhaktok	Ulukhaktok Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	118 ft (36 m)	CYHI		YHI		70°45′46″N 117°48′22″W
Wekweètì	Wekweètì Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	1,208 ft (368 m)	CYWE				64°11′27″N 114°04′36″W
Whatì	Whatì Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	882 ft (269 m)		CEM3			63°07′54″N 117°14′46″W
Whatì	Whatì Water Aerodrome	PU		Whatì Hamlet	870 ft (270 m)		CEQ8			63°09′00″N 117°16′00″W
Wrigley	Wrigley Airport	PU		Govt of Northwest Territories	490 ft (150 m)	CYWY		YWY		63°12′34″N 123°26′12″W
Yellowknife	Yellowknife Airport))	PU	15[8]	Govt of Northwest Territories	675 ft (206 m)	CYZF		YZF		62°27′46″N 114°26′25″W
Yellowknife	Yellowknife Water Aerodrome	PR		Air Tindi	514 ft (157 m)		CEN9			62°28′00″N 114°21′00″W

Defunct airports

Mould Bay Airport

Community	Airport name	ICAO	TC LID	IATA	Coordinates
Colomac Mine	Colomac Airport		CFY8		64°23′06″N 115°07′29″W
Fort McPherson	Fort McPherson Water Aerodrome		CEU7		67°27′00″N 134°53′00″W
Fort Providence	Fort Providence Water Aerodrome		CEX7		61°21′00″N 117°40′00″W
Fort Smith	Fitzgerald (Fort Smith) Water Aerodrome		CEJ7		59°51′00″N 111°36′00″W
Hay River	Hay River/Brabant Lodge Water Aerodrome		CEA8		61°03′00″N 116°36′00″W
Nahanni Butte	Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome		CET8		61°02′00″N 123°21′00″W
Prince Patrick Island	Mould Bay Airport			YMD	76°14′21″N 119°19′07″W
Snap Lake Diamond Mine	Snap Lake Airport		CSK6		63°35′37″N 110°54′20″W
Thor Lake	Thor Lake Aerodrome	CYMD	CTH2		62°06′03″N 112°37′32″W
Tsiigehtchic	Arctic Red River Water Aerodrome		CES6		67°27′00″N 133°45′00″W

See also

• List of airports in the Fort Simpson area

Notes

1. An airport of entry has four different categories. An AOE which can accept "all classes of scheduled and non-scheduled aircraft (passenger and cargo)." An AOE/# which can handle aircraft in the previous category but up to maximum number. This number can be exceeded if done in stages as shown in parenthesis. An AOE/15 that can accept general aviation aircraft with a maximum of 15 passengers. An AOE/CAN which can handle aircraft subject to the CANPASS regulations.^[4]
2. Seaplanes only.^[6]